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Communications & media at Texas A&M

Texas A&M graduates about 445 communications & media majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 67th of 592 schools we score for communications & media, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.16× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#67 of 592 for communications & media →
Graduates a year4453% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate52%whole school
SAT middle 50%1150–1390whole school

Around Texas A&M

The Aggie Corps Quadrangle
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The Aggie Corps Quadrangle
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A normal study space decorated with papers on the walls, red yarn across the roo
Scene 13 "Amy Scene" decorPhoto: MRSU1C1DESQD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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The Murder BoardPhoto: MRSU1C1DESQD · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where communications & media happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 105 · Dorm 44 · Athletics 8 · Library 3 · Offices 3 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the communications & media ranking

  1. Trinity University 83
  2. Pomona College 83
  3. Scripps College 83
  4. Washington State University 82
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 82
  6. University of Mississippi 82
  7. University of California San Diego 82
  8. Hofstra University 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas A&M with every school we score in communications & media. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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